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The Safford Friends of the Library and Gila Valley Arts Council present……Italian Saxophone Quartet! The quartet was founded in 1982 by four saxophone soloists, close friends determined to join together to perform chamber music for saxophone at the very highest artistic level. Since then, they have played to wide acclaim in more than 500 concerts in Italy (including the most important concert institutions), France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Japan, USA, Sweden, Lebanon, Bermuda and Russia. The quartet’s concerts have been recorded and broadcast by the Italian RAI-Radio 1 and RAI-Radio 3 as well as by Swedish, German, Japanese and American national radios.
FREE ADMISSION!
Sponsored by the Safford Friends of the Library in partnership with the Gila Valley Arts Council.

Event Location808 S 7th AveSaffordAZ85546

The Safford Friends of the Library and Gila Valley Arts Council present……Italian Saxophone Quartet! The quartet was founded in 1982 by four saxophone soloists, close friends determined to join together to perform chamber music for saxophone at the very highest artistic level. Since then, they have played to wide acclaim in more than 500 concerts in Italy (including the most important concert institutions), France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Japan, USA, Sweden, Lebanon, Bermuda and Russia. The quartet’s concerts have been recorded and broadcast by the Italian RAI-Radio 1 and RAI-Radio 3 as well as by Swedish, German, Japanese and American national radios.
FREE ADMISSION!
Sponsored by the Safford Friends of the Library in partnership with the Gila Valley Arts Council.

Book to Movie Night || The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)2018-02-22T17:30:00

Join the library in celebration of Black History Month with our Book to Movie Night screening of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Renée Elise Goldsberry stars as Henrietta Lacks, the African-American woman whose cancer cells were the source of the HeLa immortal cell line, one of the most important cell lines in medical research to this day. Though taken without consent, uncredited and held in secret for decades, Henrietta's contributions to science helped establish several breakthroughs in medical biology, including the polio vaccination and stem cell research. Also starring Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne and Courtney B. Vance. 93 mins, rated TV-MA (For Mature Audiences, 17+ Admittance).

Event Location808 S 7th AveSaffordAZ85546

Join the library in celebration of Black History Month with our Book to Movie Night screening of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Renée Elise Goldsberry stars as Henrietta Lacks, the African-American woman whose cancer cells were the source of the HeLa immortal cell line, one of the most important cell lines in medical research to this day. Though taken without consent, uncredited and held in secret for decades, Henrietta's contributions to science helped establish several breakthroughs in medical biology, including the polio vaccination and stem cell research. Also starring Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne and Courtney B. Vance. 93 mins, rated TV-MA (For Mature Audiences, 17+ Admittance).